Sendit, Yolo, NGL: anonymous social apps are taking over once more, but they aren’t without risks

Shutterstock Alexia Maddox, RMIT University Have you ever told a stranger a secret about yourself online? Did you feel a certain kind of freedom doing so, specifically because the context was removed from your everyday life? Personal disclosure and anonymity...

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Rather than threaten jobs, artificial intelligence should collaborate with human writers

Professional writers may be threatened by artificial intelligence’s ability to generate text. (Shutterstock) Dongwook Yoon, University of British Columbia In Sept. 2020, The Guardian published an opinion piece written by a program. The artificial intelligence,...

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‘COVID-419’: how cybercriminals in Nigeria exploited schemes to help people in need

Cybercriminals exploited COVID-19 induced interventions in Nigeria. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images Oludayo Tade, University of Ibadan The COVID-19 pandemic, with its lockdown and social isolation, has added to the vulnerability of many Nigerians in several...

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3D printing offers African countries an advantage in manufacturing

3D printing is an excellent match for smaller operators. Shutterstock Seun Kolade, De Montfort University Thousands of years ago, the blacksmith led a technological leap in sub-Saharan Africa. West Africa’s Nok culture, for example, switched from using stone...

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How nanotechnology can revive Nigeria’s textile industry

Yannick Folly/AFP via Getty Images Agbaje Lateef, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso Nigeria’s cotton production has fallen steeply in recent years. It once supported the largest textile industry in Africa. The fall is due to weak demand for cotton...

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Citing blogs in academic publications: lessons from urban planning in COVID

Blog art. Shutterstock. www.shutterstock.com Abeer Elshater, Ain Shams University and Hisham Abusaada, Housing and Building National Research Center Blogs are a double-edged sword. These online essays can be produced by anyone with access to a computer and...

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Ride-hailing in Lagos: algorithmic impacts and driver resistance

Ride-hailing in Lagos: algorithmic impacts and driver resistance A driver checking the Uber App. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images Daniel Arubayi, University of Oxford In July 2014, the ride-hailing app Uber emerged in Lagos, offering the public improved mobility through...

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